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First Fake Field Goal?

The Football Archaeology of Fielding Yost Kicking Innovations with Timothy P Brown
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Podcast on Fake Field Goals with Timothy Brown

One of the top experts in early football rules history Timothy P. Brown joins us on the discussion to research some creative early kicking plays of Coach Fielding H. Yost. Was Yost the first one to devise a fake field goal play? Tim helps us learn about the play and the parties involved plus more in this episode.


Timothy Brown of Football Archaeology

Timothy Brown's FootballArchaeology.com shares a daily football factoid that is interesting in a short read. They uniquely preserve football history, and we are quite happy that Tim has agreed to join us each week to review some of his Today's Tidbits. Click that link, and you can subscribe for free to receive them.


The Fake Field Goals

The First Fake Field Goal has often been attributed to Coach Fielding Yost.  Timothy P. Brown has some research evidence that in a way he was a part of the first fake field goal but maybe not in the way we once may have thought.

Here is a link to the original article where Tim explores  https://www.footballarchaeology.com/p/fielding-yost-and-the-first-fake back on a Tidbit posted on February  11, 2023.


More on Coach Yost

Coach Fielding Yost is an interesting characther in gridiron history from his playing days, to coaching, and thereafter. Here are some more posts we have had on Coach Yost.

FIELDING YOST

College Football and Fielding Yost

The level of football played by colleges and universities mostly by NCAA rules and guidelines. Enjoy the history of the collegiate brand of the gridiron!

Fielding Yost the Later Years

Fielding Yost and his later years in coaching and administration with biographer Dr. John Behee

Fielding Yost and His Hurry Up

Fielding Yost and great early years in coaching and developing a style with biographer Dr. John Behee

Fielding Yost Early Years

Fielding Yost the early years of his football journey with biographer Dr. John Behee

The Yost Affair

Football History | What Early Path of Gridiron Success found by Fielding Yost

Credits

Information provided by Timothy Brown and FootballArchaeology.com.

Banner image is courtesy of Wikimedia Commons of Coach Yost and Big Bill Edmunds and circa 1910.


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